“There is still enforcement staff and career staff that will seek to vindicate the agency's mission in a way that would leave market participants and institutions vulnerable to investigations and enforcement actions, said Victor Suthammanont, a partner at Kostelanetz.

       

A long-term strategy of hiring up-market partners and emphasizing high-end client work continues to pay dividends for the Mountain West law firm.

       

Dealogic figures show a slight uptick in overall M&A during tumultuous times. 

       

This litigation surge surfaced on Law.com Radar, which detected a 297% spike in claims for disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.        

The court seemed closely divided over whether a Planned Parenthood patient can use a civil rights law to challenge South Carolina's move to cut off its Medicaid eligibility.

       

"This case—in this moment—cries out for this Court's full attention," counsel for Cathy Harris, a Merit Systems Protection Board member fired by President Donald Trump, wrote in a petition requesting en banc review from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

       

"With the external talent market somewhat exhausted, Fortune 500 companies are investing more in the rising stars they already employ," according to a report from Russell Reynolds Associates.

       

The new office will be staffed by 16 lawyers from Karr Tuttle Campbell, a local firm that shuttered just days before the announcement.

       

“I was considering Paul Weiss as a potential summer option based on the strength of their appellate litigation practice, said a 1L at Berkeley. “However, I am less interested in doing pro bono work for them on behalf of the Trump administration.

       

The latest case, filed March 31 in Clark County, Nevada, by Robbins LLP and The O'Mara Law Firm, brings breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claims, alleging Celsius executives and directors benefitted from insider knowledge and made financial misrepresentations linked to $11.3 billion in market capitalization losses.

       

Leadership "concluded that it was in the Firm's best interest to agree with the Administration's suggestion and enter into our own Skadden-type agreement," chairman Scott Edelman wrote.

       

European companies that have U.S. contracts and elect to comply with new Trump administration rules on workplace discrimination could risk legal and reputational problems at home as well as in the European Union. But companies with no U.S. contracts could also face problems.

       

The firm posted an increase of 16.7% in profits per equity partner in 2024.

       

Late last week, Milbank was “contacted by representatives of the Trump administration with questions and concerns about our approach to pro bono and diversity initiatives," the firm chair said.

       

“Obviously, since President Trump is targeting firms that displease him, all three face the risk that the firms will attract executive orders aimed directly at them," said University of Connecticut legal ethics professor Leslie Levin.

       

"[W]e conclude that the FDA's denial orders were sufficiently consistent with its predecisional guidance and thus did not run afoul of the change-in-position doctrine," Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote for the unanimous court.

       

Meanwhile, Dartmouth College taps a Trump ally to help it navigate the challenging political environment.

       

"Start thinking and acting like a partner now. Observe and learn from the partners around you—pay attention to how they develop business, manage clients, lead teams and contribute to the firm's success. Seek out challenging assignments that showcase your abilities."

       

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss also found the lawyer bringing the suit failed to prove the firm's actions led to attacks on a Black church and the U.S. Capitol.

       

Manhattan U.S. District Judge Dale Ho said it was necessary to dismiss the prosecution with prejudice, contrary to the government's stated preference. Dismissal without prejudice, he said, "smacks of a bargain" hinging on the mayor facilitating the Trump administration's immigration priorities.